Well - now that we have Windows 3.11 up and running under Virtual PC with sound and SVGA video support - the next challenge is to get this sucker on to the Internet.
First there are a bunch of updates you will need to download (many thanks to x-com...

Would have to be because I love nothing more than to just tinker with old and esoteric operating systems - and find out what makes them tick. On the virtual machine team I am known as the person who is most likely to know why obscure operating system...

Hi again,
A lot of people use Virtual PC for different things. Our primary target markets are:
Legacy application migration in the enterprise
Development / test / training / demonstration environments.
Me - I like to use it for gaming ...

From time to time someone will contact me and complain about the fact that Command & Conquer does not run under Virtual PC. The reason for this is that Command & Conquer uses a CPU call that almost no one ever uses (There are only two other programs...

The next operating system to look at under Virtual PC is the pinnacle of 16bit Windows - Windows 3.11. Windows 3.11 installs with no problems under Virtual PC - however to get the best experience under Windows 3.11 you should configure the following settings...

There is a lot of confusion in this world about what the difference between a virtual machine and an emulated machine is. I personally blame this on two factors: 1) Most people don't really care 2) 'Virtual' is an overloaded word in the english language...

Hi y'all,
Finally got around to setting up my blog.
For those who don't know me - I'm Ben Armstrong, a Program Manager on the virtual machine team at Microsoft.
This blog will be used to talk about my favorite program of all time - Virtual PC...

Well - moving on in the Command and Conquer series - the next game is Red Alert. Unfortunately - Red Alert uses exactly the same game engine as the original Command and Conquer. This means that it suffers from exactly the same type of problems - with...

Well - I think it's time to go over how to tune DOS for running inside of Virtual PC. When it comes to DOS applications there is only one thing that counts - base memory. DOS starts with 640k of base memory - and every TSR* / Driver that you load uses...

Well - it appears that there is a bug in the Virtual Machine Additions video driver for Windows 98 that was included with Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1. The bug manifests itself in the following ways: 1) GDI+ applications crash if they try to draw a...

Moving forward with the screen shots I posted the other day of CPM and Windows 1.01 - here are a few more: Windows 2.03: This was the first version of Windows that actually displayed its UI in a 'window' (odd - isn't it?). Windows 2.03 runs just fine...

Okay, Recently a couple of people have asked me how to get various members of the Command and Conquer (C&C) series running under Virtual PC. As a long time C&C fanatic - I happen to own all of the versions - and have figured out how to get...

I guess I'll start with why I love drag and drop in Virtual PC. Firstly - Virtual PC is the most drag and drop friendly application I know. Want to mount a CD .ISO? Drag and drop it on to the CD icon. Want to change the .VHD? Drag and drop the new .VHD...

You can grab it from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b07c9ef0-265a-4237-ae3b-25bc8937d40f&displaylang=en It has a bunch of bug fixes - most notable mentions include: Improved performance for XP SP2 as a guest Bug fixes for...

I am currently sitting in a hotel in Nashville making this post. I will be in Minnieapolis and Cincinnati later this week - as I am presenting at three Virtual Server launch events. So posting and responding to feedback is going to be hit and miss this...

The answer is - when it is not our bug :-) So continuing with the series on Command and Conquer - the next game to look at is the Windows 95 version of Command and Conquer. This is a *very* finicky game. It won't run under Windows XP - no matter how much...